Tubuloreticular structures in different types of myositis: Implications for pathogenesis

Irene M. Bronner, Jessica E. Hoogendijk, Henk Veldman, Marja Ramkema, Marius A. Van Den Bergh Weerman, Annemieke J M Rozemuller, Marianne De Visser*

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Abstract

In dermatomyositis (DM) there is strong histopathological evidence of a microvascular pathogenesis, including endothelial microtubular inclusions. In nonspecific myositis, perimysial and perivascular infiltrates in the muscle biopsy similar to DM are found. Microtubular inclusions in endothelial cells were systematically searched for and found in 4 of the 20 muscle biopsies of nonspecific myositis patients (20%). Three had a CTD (SLE, scleroderma, and Sjogren syndrome). Ten patients with DM and 5 patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis served as positive and negative controls, respectively. Copyright © Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-126
Number of pages4
JournalUltrastructural pathology
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2008

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid
  • Biopsy
  • Capillaries
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Endothelium, Vascular
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inclusion Bodies
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Microtubules
  • Middle Aged
  • Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Scleroderma, Systemic
  • Sjogren's Syndrome
  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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